Country size comparison

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Nicaragua is about 2 times bigger than Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka is approximately 65,610 sq km, while Nicaragua is approximately 130,370 sq km, making Nicaragua 99% larger than Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, the population of Sri Lanka is ~21.8 million people (14.7 million fewer people live in Nicaragua).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Sri Lanka vs. Nicaragua uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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